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I had my upper gi today and seriously wanted to die. 2 giant cups of a paste like substance. Ugh nauseous just thinking about it! All I thought about was how much better I'll feel after the surgery. That's what got me through. Had an abdominal us and chest X-ray too. Those were the easy ones. Cardiac dr. next Monday then pulmonologist. Definitely getting there!

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Upper gi has been the worst so far. Ick!! The barium was horrible, I gagged after every sip and had an upset stomach for 2 days.

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Super, lol! I feel like I have a brick in there.

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Btw the radiologist also said that he didn't see any massive abnormalities. Um..... Are the any abnormalities??? Yikes. He's got me worried!

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What I did learn is apparently I have a narrow esophagus that makes my gag reflex very sensitive.

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Seems like our doctors will order any test the insurance will pay for!

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I have a friend who had hers done in dec and had to have an EKG and blood work. That's it! She's kind of surprised by what I need to go through.

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I just had my Upper GI this past Thursday. I felt awful the whole day, felt a little better the next day. I'm not looking forward to the sleep study. I had one 5 years ago, I only slept for 2 hours. lol. Hopefully the rest of your tests go well. I have my pulmonary appt this Thursday and then I can set up the sleep study and I have 2 more visits with my primary for dieting supervision (insurance requirement). One step at a time!! :) Good Luck!!

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Oh and I already knew I have GERD. The Radiologist kept telling me to swallow over and over again, all the while she kept standing the bed up more until she actually seen it reflux up my esophagus.. weird.

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Thanks! Let me know how your other appts go :)

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I had mine today too! It was gross. So glad that's behind me! I didn't drink enough Water today, noemi paranoid I'll get constipated. :-(

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I have my endoscopy next Wednesday and I'm feeling really nervous about it. I did the sleep study and that wasn't bad at all....not like being put under and having a camera snaked down your throat!! Anybody have any info. on the endoscopy that will put me at ease?

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Behrat, here is how my endoscopy went.....they gave me a nap and when I woke up, they were done. Had a little bit of a sore throat fro a couple of days.....no big deal.

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Ok thanks that makes me feel better!

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Yay no constipation! Actually I pooped 3 x today. It was kind of funny looking.

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